This morning Samwise Susan and I drove to Mordor Phoenix on a shopping quest to Shelob’s Lair Ikea. When we left Rivendell Flagstaff the temperature was only 36°F (2°C). When we reached the Land of the Shadow Tempe the thermometer was reading 108°F (42°C).

I will only say that in Virginia we are unused to such extremes.

This morning Samwise Susan and I drove to Mordor Phoenix on a shopping quest to Shelob’s Lair Ikea. When we left Rivendell Flagstaff the temperature was only 36°F (2°C). When we reached the Land of the Shadow Tempe the thermometer was reading 108°F (42°C).

I will only say that in Virginia we are unused to such extremes.